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Definition of Ixobrychus
1. Noun. Bitterns.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Ardeidae, Family Ardeidae
Member holonyms: Ixobrychus Exilis, Least Bittern
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ixobrychus
Literary usage of Ixobrychus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Check-list of North American Birds by American Ornithologists' Union (1910)
"... south to Cuba and Guatemala, and casually to the Bahamas, Porto Rico, Jamaica,
and Great Britain. GENUS ixobrychus BILLBERG. ixobrychus BILLBERG, Syn. ..."
2. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1921)
"ixobrychus sinensis sinensis (Gmelin) Two females: ... ixobrychus cinnamomea (Gmelin)
Two adults, male and female: ..."
3. History of Monroe County, Michigan: A Narrative Account of Its Historical by John McClelland Buckley (1913)
"51. Botaurus lentiginosus. Bittern. A common summer resident. 52. ixobrychus exilis.
Least Bittern. Summer resident, abundant in suitable marshes. 53. ..."
4. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1909)
"ixobrychus exilis (Gmelin). Least bittern. Common summer resident. The average
date of spring arrival is May 15, the earliest May-9, 1908. ..."
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